As thoughts of crackling fires, the laughter (and possibly screaming) of little children and more than your fair share of gingerbread descend upon you in the coming weeks, you might need some holiday cheer to get yourself through it all. What better time to start planning for the requisite imbibing by picking up some Crown...

Crown Royal’s XR (Extra Rare) offerings are worthy of their elitist namesake. The first 2006 iteration was composed only of the scant remaining whiskeys saved from their Waterloo distillery, which burned down in 1993. Don’t hold out for a bottle of the 2006 XR, though. The limited run bottles have all either been safely stored...